List of Canadian residential schools

List of Canadian Residential Schools

Alberta

*Assumption Indian Residential School (Hay Lakes Indian Residential School); Hay Lakes; opened 1953; closed 1913:57, (RC)

*Blue Quill’s Indian Residential School (Lac la Biche Boarding School; Hospice of St. Joseph); Lac la Biche; opened 1862; moved to Brocket in 1898 (RC)

*Blue Quill’s Indian Residential School (Sacred Heart Indian Residential School; Saddle Lake Boarding School); Lac la Biche; opened 1898; closed 1931 (RC)

*Blue Quill’s Indian Residential School (St. Paul’s Residential School) Lac la Biche; opened 1931; in 1970 (RC) (became the first Native-administered school in Canada)

*Convent of Holy Angels Indian Residential School (Holy Angels Indian Residential School; Our Lady of Victoria Indian Residential School); Fort Chipewyan; opened 1902; closed 1974 (RC)

*Crowfoot Indian Residential School; Cluny; opened 1909; closed 1968 (RC)

*Dunbow Industrial School (St. Joseph’s Industrial School, High River Industrial School); High River; opened 1888; closed 1939 (RC)

*Edmonton Industrial School; St. Albert; opened 1919; closed 1960 (MD)

*Ermineskin Indian Residential School; Hobbema; opened 1916; closed 1973 (RC)

*Fort Smith Indian Residential School (Breyant Hall); Fort Smith; opened 1955; closed 1970 (RC)

*Immaculate Conception Indian Residential School (Immaculate Conception Boarding School; Blood Indian Residential School); Stand-Off; opened 1884; closed 1926 (RC)

*Immaculate Conception Boarding School (Blood Indian Residential School; St. Mary’s Mission Boarding School); Stand-Off; opened 1911; closed 1975 (RC)

*McDougall Orphanage and Residential School (Morley Indian Residential School); Morley; opened 1886; closed 1949 (MD)

*Old Sun’s Boarding School (North Camp Residential School, White Eagle’s Boarding School; Short Robe Boarding School); Gleichen; opened 1894; closed 1912 (AN)

*Old Sun’s Boarding School (North Camp School; White Eagle’s Boarding School; Short Robe Boarding School); Gleichen; opened 1929; closed 1971 (AN)

*Peigan Indian Residential School (Victoria Jubilee Home); Brocket; opened 1892; closed 1965 (AN)

*Red Deer Industrial School Red Deer; opened 1889; closed 1944(MD)

*Sarcee Indian Residential School; Calgary; opened 1894; closed 1930 (AN)

*St. Albert’s Indian Residential School St. Albert; opened 1941; closed 1948 (RC)

*St. Andrew’s Indian Residential School Whitefish Lake (AN) ; opened 1895; closed 1950

*St. Barnabas Indian Residential School; Sarcee; opened 1899; new school built in 1912; closed 1922 (AN)

*St. Bernard Indian Residential School (Grouard Indian Residential School); Grouard; opened 1939; closed 1962 (RC)

*St. Bruno Indian Residential School (Joussard Indian Residential School); Joussard; opened 1913; closed 1969 (RC)

*St. Cyprian’s Indian Residential School; Brocket; opened 1900; new school built in 1926; closed 1962 (AN)

*St. Francis Xavier Indian Residential School; Calais; opened 1890; closed 1961 (RC)

*St. Henri Indian Residential School (Fort Vermilion Indian Residential School); Fort Vermilion; opened 1900; closed 1968 (RC)

*St. John’s Indian Residential School (Wabasca Residential School); Wabasca; opened 1895; new school built in 1949; closed 1966 (AN)

*St. Martin Boarding School; Wabasca; opened 1901; closed 1973 (RC)

*St. Paul Des Métis Indian Residential School; St. Paul; opened 1898; closed 1905 (RC)

*St. Paul’s Indian Residential School, Cardston; opened 1900; closed 1972 (AN)

*St. Peter’s Indian Residential School (Lesser Slave Lake Indian Residential School); Lesser Slave Lake; opened 1900; closed 1932 (AN)

*Sturgeon Lake Indian Residential School; Sturgeon Lake; opened 1907; closed 1957 (RC)

*Youville Indian Residential School; Edmonton; opened 1892; closed 1948 (RC)

British Columbia

*Alberni Indian Residential School; Port Alberni; opened 1920; closed 1973 (PB)

*All Hallows Indian Residential School; Yale; opened 1884; closed 1920 (AN)

*Ahousaht Indian Residential School; Ahousaht; opened 1901; closed 1950 (PB)

*Christie Indian Residential School (Kakawis Indian Residential School); Tofino (Meares Island); opened 1900; closed in 1973; new school built in 1974; closed in 1983 (RC)

*Christie Indian Residential School (New Christie Indian Residential School; Kakawis Indian Residential School); Tofino, British Columbia (Meares Island); new school built in 1974; closed in 1983(RC)

*Cowichan Catholic Convent School; Cowichan; opened 1863; closing date unknown (RC)

*Friendly Cove Day School; Yuquot; opened 1930; closed 1964 (RC)

*Greenville Mission Boy’s Boarding School; Nass River; opened 1863; closing date unknown (MD)

*Kamloops Indian Residential School (St. Ann’s Academy); Kamloops; opened 1890; closed 1978 (RC)

*Kamloops Indian Residential School (St. Louis Mission Indian Residential School); Kamloops; opened 1890; closed 1978(RC)

*Kitimaat Indian Residential School (Elizabeth Long Memorial School for Girls); Kitimaat; opened 1883; closing date unknown (MD)

*Kootenay Indian Residential School (St. Eugene’s Indian Residential School, St. Mary’s Indian Residential School); Cranbrook; opened 1898; closed 1970 (RC)

*Kuper Island Indian Residential School; Chemainus; opened 1890; closed 1975 (RC)

*Lejac Indian Residential School; Fraser Lake; opened 1910; new building in 1922; closed 1976 (RC)

*Methodist Coqualeetza Institute; Chilliwack; opened 1886; closed 1937; later became the Coqualeetza Hospital (MD)

*Metlakatla Indian Residential School (Metlakatla Indian Girl’s School); Metlakatla; opened 1891; closed 1962(OO)

*Port Simpson Methodist Girl’s School; Port Simpson; opened 1863; closed 1950 (MD)

*Presbyterian Coqualeetza Indian Residential School; Chilliwack; opened 1861; closed 1940 (PB)

*Roman Catholic Coqualeetza Indian Residential School; Chilliwack opened 1890; closed 1941 (RC)

*Sechelt Indian Residential School; Sechelt; opened 1912; closed 1975 (RC)

*Squamish Indian Residential School (St. Francis Indian Residential School; St. Paul’s Indian Residential School); North Vancouver; opened 1898; closed 1959 (RC)

*St. George’s Indian Residential School (Lytton Indian Residential School); Lytton; opened 1901; new school built in 1928; closed 1979 (AN)

*St. Mary’s Mission Indian Residential School; Mission; opened 1861; closed 1984 (RC)

*St. Michael’s Indian Residential School (Alert Bay Indian Residential School); Alert Bay opened 1929; closed 1975 (AN)

*Thomas Crosby Indian Residential School (Thomas Crosby Girls Home Indian Residential School); Port Simpson; opened 1879; closed 1950 (MD)

*Thomas Crosby Indian Residential School (Thomas Crosby Home for Boys Indian residential School); Port Simpson; opened 1879; closed 1950 (MD)

*Victoria Catholic Convent School; Victoria; opened 1863; closing date unknown (RC)

*Williams Lake Indian Residential School (Williams Lake Industrial School; Cariboo; opened 1890; closed 1981 (RC)

*Yale Indian Residential School; Yale; opened 1900; closing date unknown (AN)

*Yuquot Indian Residential School; Yuquot; opened 1901; closed 1913 (RC)

Manitoba

*Assiniboia Indian Residential School (Assiniboia Hostel); Winnipeg; opened September 2, 1958; closed June 30, 1973 (RC)

*Birtle Indian Residential School; Birtle; opened December 3, 1888; closed 1970 (PB)

*Brandon Indian Residential School (Brandon Industrial School); Brandon; opened May 23, 1895; closed June 30, 1972 (MD)

*Cross Lake Indian Residential School (Norway House Roman Catholic Indian Residential School); Cross Lake; opened March 9, 1915; closed July 30, 1969 (RC)

*Elkhorn Indian Residential School (Elkhorn Industrial School; Washakada Indian Residential School); Elkhorn; opened 1888; closed 1919 as CP Railway purchased land on which school was built (AN)

*Elkhorn Indian Residential School (Washakada Indian Residential School); Elkhorn; opened 1925; closed 1949 (AN)

*Fort Alexander Indian Residential School; Pine Falls; opened 1905; closed June, 1970 (RC)

*Guy Hill Indian Residential School; Sturgeon Landing; opened 1926; the school burned down on September 4, 1952 and the students were relocated to a temporary school in The Pas until a newly built school opened in Clearwater Lake in 1958; closed June 30, 1979 (RC)

*Lake St. Martin Indian Residential School; Fisher River; opened 1874; new school built in 1948; closed 1963 (AN)

*MacKay Indian Residential School; The Pas; opened 1915; closed 1933 (AN)

*MacKay Indian Residential School; Dauphin; opened 1955; closed 1980 (AN)

*Norway House Methodist Indian Residential School; Norway House; opened 1900; closed June 30, 1967 (MD)

*Pine Creek Indian Residential School (Camperville Indian Residential School); Camperville; opened 1890; closed August 31, 1969 (RC)

*Portage la Prairie Methodist Indian Residential School; Portage la Prairie; opened 1891; closed June 30, 1975 (MD)

*Portage la Prairie Presbyterian Indian Residential; Portage la Prairie; opened 1895; closed 1950 (PB)

*Sandy Bay Indian Residential School; Sandy Bay Reserve; opened 1905; closed June 30, 1970 (RC)

*St. Boniface Industrial School; St. Boniface; opened 1891; closed 1909 (RC)

*St. Paul’s Industrial School (St. Rupert’s Land Industrial School); Selkirk; opened 1886; closed 1906 (AN)

*Waterhen Indian Residential School; Waterhen; opened 1890; closed 1900 (RC)

Northwest Territories

*Aklavik Anglican Indian Residential School (All Saints Indian Residential School); Shingle Point; opened 1927; moved to Aklavik 1934 due to overcrowding; closed 1959 (AN)

*Aklavik Catholic Indian Residential School (later Inuvik Indian Residential School); Aklavik; opened 1925; relocated to Inuvik in 1959; Stringer Hall was Anglican Residence and Grollier Hall the RC residence (name of residences) (RC)

*Fort McPherson Indian Residential School; Fort McPherson; opened 1898; closed 1970; Fleming Hall (name of residence); nondenominational (OO)

*Fort Providence Indian Residential School (Providence Mission Indian Residential School); Fort Providence; opened 1867; closed 1953 (RC)

*Fort Resolution Indian Residential School; Fort Resolution; opened 1867; closing date unknown (RC)

*Fort Simpson Indian Residential School (Fort Simpson Boarding School); Fort Simpson; opened 1920; closed 1950; Bompas Hall, Lapointe Hall, St. Margaret’s Hall (names of residences) (RC)

*Fort Simpson Indian Residential School; Fort Simpson; opened 1950; closed 1970; Bompas Hall, Lapointe Hall, St. Margaret’s Hall (names of residences) (OO)

*Hay River Indian Residential School (St. Peter’s Mission Indian Residential School); Hay River; opened 1898; closed 1949 (AN)

*Yellowknife Indian Residential School (Rocher River Day School); Yellowknife; opened 1948; closed 1970; Akaitcho Hall (name of residence) (RC)

Nova Scotia

*Shubenacadie Indian Residential School; Shubenacadie; opened 1922; closed 1968; (RC)

Nunavut

*Chesterfield Inlet Indian Residential School; Chesterfield Inlet; opened 1929; closed 1970; Turquetil (name of residence) (RC)

*Frobisher Bay Indian Residential School; Frobisher Bay; opened 1965; closing date unknown (RC)

Ontario

*Albany Mission Indian Residential School (Fort Albany Residential School); Fort Albany; opened 1912; closed 1963 (RC)

*Alexandra Industrial School for Girls; Toronto; opened 1897; closing date unknown (OO)

*Alnwick Industrial School; Alderville; opened 1838; closed 1966; worked in partnership with Mount Elgin Indian Residential School (MD)

*Bishop Horden Memorial School (Moose Factory Indian Residential School; Moose Fort Indian Residential School); Moose Factory; opened 1907; closed 1963 (AN)

*Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School; Kenora; opened 1900; closed 1966 (PB)

*Chapleau Indian Residential School (Saint John’s Indian Residential School); Chapleau; opened 1907; closed 1950 (AN)

*Fort Frances Indian Residential School (St. Margaret’s Indian Residential School); Fort Frances; opened 1902; closed 1974 (RC)

*Kenora Indian Residential School; Kenora; opened 1949; closed 1963 (RC)

*McIntosh Indian Residential School; Kenora; opened 1924; closed 1969 (RC)

*Mohawk Institute Residential School (Mohawk Manual Labour School; Mush Hole Indian Residential School); Brantford; opened 1850; closed 1969 (AN)

*Mount Elgin Indian Residential School; Muncey Town; opened 1848; closed 1948; worked in partnership with Alnwick (MD)

*Shingwauk Indian Residential School; Garden River; opened 1873; burned down six days after opening (AN)

*Shingwauk Indian Residential School; Sault Ste. Marie; opened 1873; merged with Wawanosh to form a larger school in 1934 (AN)

*Shingwauk Indian Residential School (Wawanosh School for Girls); Sarnia; opened 1877; merged with Singwauk in 1934 (AN)

*Shingwauk Indian Residential School (Wawanosh School for Girls; Singwauk Hall); Sault Ste. Marie; opened 1934; closed 1971; (AN) currently houses Algoma University

*Sioux Lookout Indian Residential School (Pelican Lake Day School); Sioux Lookout; opened 1911; closed 1973 (AN)

*Spanish Indian Residential School; Spanish; opened 1883; closed 1965 (RC)

*St. Anne’s Indian Residential School; Fort Albany; opened 1936; closed 1964 (RC)

*St. Joseph’s Indian Boarding School (Fort William Indian Residential School); Fort William; opened 1936; closed 1964 (RC)

*St. Mary’s Indian Residential School; Kenora; opened 1894; closed 1962 (RC)

*Wikwemikong Indian Residential School (Wikwemikong Day School); Manitowaning; opened 1840; closed 1879 (RC)

*Wikwemikong Indian Residential School (Wikwemikong Day School; Wikwemikong Manual Labour School); Manitowaning; residential school opened 1879; closed 1963 (RC)

Quebec

*Amos Indian Residential School (St. Marc’s Indian Residential School) Amos; opened 1948; closed 1965 (RC)

*Fort George Anglican Indian Residential School (St. Phillip’s Indian Residential School); Fort George; opened 1934; closed 1979 (AN)

*Fort George Catholic Indian Residential School; Fort George; opened 1936; closed 1952 (RC)

*La Tuque Indian Residential School; La Tuque; opened 1962; closed 1978 (AN)

*Pointe Bleue Indian Residential School; Pointe Bleue; opened 1960; closed 1980 (RC)

*Sept-Îles Indian Residential School; Sept-Îles; opened 1952; closed 1971 (RC)

askatchewan

*Battleford Industrial School; Battleford, opened 1883; closed 1943 (RC)

*Beauval Indian Residential School; Beauval; opened 1895; closed 1983 (RC) (now Meadow Lake Tribal Council’s Beauval Indian Education Centre)

*Cowesses Indian Residential School (Marieval Indian Residential School); Marieval; opened 1936; closed 1975 (RC)

*Crowstand Indian Residential School; Kamsack; opened 1888; closed 1913 (PB)

*St. Michael’s Indian Residential School (Duck Lake Indian Residential School); Duck Lake; opened 1892; closed 1964 (RC)

*Emmanuel College; Prince Albert; opened 1865; closed 1923 (AN)

*File Hills Indian Residential School (File Hills Colony School); Okanese Reserve; opened 1889; closed 1949 (MD)

*Gordon Indian Residential School; Punnichy; opened 1889; new school built in 1911, burned down in 1929; closed 1975 (AN)

*Guy Hill Indian Residential School; Sturgeon Landing; opened 1926; the school burned down on September 4, 1952 and the students were relocated to a temporary school in The Pas until a newly built school opened in Clearwater Lake in 1958; closed June 30, 1979 (RC)

*Île-à-la-Crosse Indian Residential School; Île-à-la-Crosse; opened 1878; closing date unknown (RC)

*Lake La Ronge Mission Indian Residential School; La Ronge; opened 1914; new school built in 1920; closed 1947 (AN)

*Muscowequan Indian Residential School; Lestock; opened 1932; closed 1981 (RC)

*Prince Albert Indian Residential School (St. Albans Indian Residential School); Prince Albert; opening date unknown; closed 1951 (AN)

*Prince Albert Indian Residential School (All Saints Indian Residential School); Prince Albert; opened in 1865; amalgamated with St. Albans in 1951 to become Prince Albert Indian Residential School in 1951 (AN)

*Prince Albert Indian Residential School; Prince Albert; opened in 1951; closed 1964 (AN)

*Qu’Appelle Indian Residential School (Fort Qu’Appelle Indian Residential School; Lebret Indian Residential School) Lebret; opened 1884; school burned down in 1908; closed 1969 (RC) (Re-opened under the operations of the reserve in 1973, and renamed White Calf Collegiate, but closed in August 1998) [ [http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/lebret.html Lebret] - Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan]

*Regina Indian Residential School; Regina; opened 1890; closing date unknown (PB)

*Round Lake Indian Residential School; Whitewood; opened 1886; closed 1950 (MD)

*St. Anthony’s Indian Residential School (Onion Lake Catholic Indian Residential School); Onion Lake; opened 1891; closed 1968 (RC)

*St. Barnabas Indian Residential School (Onion Lake Indian Residential School); Onion Lake; opened 1893; school burned down in 1943; closed 1951 (AN)

*St. Phillips Indian Residential School (Keeseekoose Day School); Kamsack; opened 1899; closed 1965 (RC)

*Thunderchild Indian Residential School (Delmas Indian Residential School); Delmas; opened 1933; school was burned down by students in 1948 (RC)

Yukon

*Aklavik Anglican Indian Residential School (All Saints Indian Residential School); Shingle Point; opened 1927; moved to Aklavik 1934 due to overcrowding (AN)

*Baptist Indian Residential School (Yukon Indian Residential School); Whitehorse; BP; opened 1900; closed 1968 (BP)

*Carcross Indian Residential School (Forty Mile Boarding School); Fortymile; opened 1891; moved to Carcross in 1910 (AN)

*Carcross Indian Residential School (Chooutla Indian Residential School; Caribou Crossing Indian Residential School); Carcross; opened 1910; closed 1969 (AN)

*St. Paul’s Indian Residential School (St. Paul’s Hall); Dawson; opened 1920; closed 1943 (AN)

*Yukon Hall; Whitehorse; opened 1956; closed 1965; residences for local day school students (AN)

*Lower Post Indian Residential School; Lower Post; opened 1940; closed 1975 (RC)

References

* [http://www.afn.ca/residentialschools/history.html History of Indian Residential Schools] - Assembly of First Nations